Hospitals are dangerous places

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作者：
Barnett, Adrian G. [1 ]
Graves, Nicholas [1 ]
Cooper, Ben S. [2 ]
Batra, Rahul
Edgeworth, Jonathan D. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Queensland Univ Technol, Inst Hlth & Biomed Innovat, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
[2] Hlth Protect Agcy, Stat Modelling & Bioinformat Dept, Ctr Infect, London, England
[3] Guys & St Thomas Natl Hlth Serv Fdn Trust, London, England
来源：
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA | 2008年 / 189卷 / 11-12期
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D O I：
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02239.x
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Objective: To estimate the effect of day of the week on the odds of being discharged alive from an intensive care unit (ICU). Design: A longitudinal analysis of risk of discharge by day of the week. Setting and patients: 4569 patients admitted to the ICU of St Thomas' Hospital, London, from 2002 to 2006. Results: The odds of being discharged alive were lowest on the weekend and literally climbed during the week. Conclusion: Our results show a frightening pattern of discharge from an ICU ward, most likely caused by a complex web of specialist availability and patient demand.
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